Fountain-brush.



No. 810,470. PATENTED JAN. 23, 1906. E. G. DAVEY.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.18.1903.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1906.

Application filed April 18. 1903. Serial No. 153,312.

.To all whom it may concern:

citizen of the United States, residing at Ohi-v cago, in the county ofCook and State of Illi- IIOIS, have invented new and useful Im rovementsin Fountain-Brushes, of which t e following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fountain-brushes; and theobject is to provide a simple and cheap construction of brush forcarrying a supply of the liquid to be used and provided withconveniently-o erated means for feeding said liquid from tfie reservoirto the bristles.

With the above object in view the invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction hereinafter fully described, particularlypointed out in the claims, and clearly illustrated by the accompanyindrawing, which illustrates a longitudina sectional view of afountain-brush constructed in accordance with my invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates a tubularcasing closedat one end and formed at its opposite end to receive andretain the bristles 2, said casing constituting the handle of the brush.Formed in the casing adjacent to the bristles is a reservoir 3 for theliquid having a contracted discharge 4 projecting into the bristles. Afilling-opening is provided for the reservoir in the side of the casing,which opening is closed by a threaded plug 5. Threaded into thedischarge 4 is a valve-casing 6, having a valve-seat at its outer endfor an outwardlyunseating valve 7, held to its seat by a s ring 8.Threaded into the opposite wall oi the reservoir and extending into thelatter is an air-inlet tube 9, formed at its innermost end with avalve-seat for an inwardly-opening valve 10, held to its seat by aspring 11.

Movable in its casing 1 adjacent to the reservoir is a piston 12 forforcing air through the valved inlet 9 to the reservoir, said pistonhaving a rod 13 working through a partition 14 in the outer end of thecasing, said rod having a laterally-extending pin 15 moving in a slot 16in the wall of the casing and carrying a thumb-piece 17 upon theexterior of the casing, by means of which the piston is moved to forcethe air to the liquid in the reservoir in order to feed the liquid tothe bristles, said piston being returned to its normal position by aspring 18. Thus I have arranged an air-pump adjacent to the reservoir,that part of the casing in which the piston moves constituting theair-chamber of the pump.

In operation the reservoir is filled with glue, muoilage, paint,blacking, or other liquid or semiliquid. The air-pump is then operatedby the thumb of the operator to force air to the reservoir. Valve 10 isforced from its seat, and the air passes into the reservoir, forcing aportion of its contents through the outletof the reservoir to thebristles, the valve 7 being unseated by pressure; As soon as thethumb-piece is released it is returned to its normal position by spring18, while valves l0 and 7 are seated, respectively, by springs. 11 and8. Thus the contents of the reservoir may be fed to the brush asrequired for use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fountain-brush, a reservoir having latter being arrangedadjacent to the bristles, an outwardly-unseating valve controlling saidoutlet, an inwardly-unseating valve closing the air-inlet, and anair-pump arranged to supply air to said air-inlet.

2. In a fountain-brush, a hollow handle, a reservoir arranged thereinhaving an airinlet and an outlet for its contents, the latter beingarranged adjacent to the bristles, an outwardly-unseating valvecontrolling said outlet, an inwardly-unseating valve closing theair-inlet, an air-chamber in said handle adjacent to the air-inlet ofthe reservoir, and a piston movable in said air-chamber and operablefrom the exterior of the handle.

3. In a fountain-brush, a hollow handle, a reservoir arranged thereinhaving an airinlet and an outlet for its contents, the latterbeingarranged adjacent to the bristles, an outwardly-unseating valvecontrolling said outlet, an inwardly-unseating valve closing theair-inlet, an air-chamber adjacent to the air-inlet of the reservoir, apiston movable in said chamber, and a thumb-piece movable upon theexterior of the handle for operating said piston.

4.. In a fountain-brush, a hollow handle, a reservoir arranged thereinhaving an airinlet and an outlet for its contents, the latter beingarranged adjacent to the bristles, an outwardly-unseating valvecontrolling said outlet, an inwardly-unseating valve closing theair-inlets, springs holding said valves normally seated, an air-chamberarranged in the an air-inlet and an outlet for its contents, the

handle adjacent to the air-inlet of the'reservoir, a iston movable insaid chamber, a rod for saitF piston, a'laterally-extending pincarriedby said rod projecting through arulinovable in a slot in the wall of thehandle, a thumb-piece carried by the projecting end of the pin, and aspring for returning the piston to its normal position after it has beenoperatod.

5. A fountain-brush comprising a hollow handle having a reservoirtherein provided with an air-inlet and outlet,-anair-chamber adjacent tothe air-inlet, a piston movable in said chamber, and means for operatingsaid piston; substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presenceof twowitnesses.

ELIJAH C. DAVEY. Witnesses:

WILLIAM GRAY, RAYMOND BARNES.

